Bengalis have always impressed me with their 'never-say-die' attitude apart from their aesthetic sense. It is not really surprising that Tamil films in its early days borrowed extensively from arts in Bengal and many Bengali stalwarts like Kamal Ghosh worked in Tamil films. There is so much hype about Modi being CM of a state for 3 terms. Sheila Dixit has been so. The purposefully forgotten fact is that Communists have been ruling West Bengal for many decades WITHOUT A BREAK.
It is in this perspective that the role of Mamata Banerjee stands out. I could immediately sense seeing her speak that she is a fighter willing to last as long as thinkable. Almost a lone crusader against the Communists, she has been reasonably successful in putting her party - Trinamool Congress as not just an alternative to Communists but also bigger than Congress. In West Bengal, Congress allied with Trinamool Congress after accepting that it is a minor partner and had reasonable success. 2011 is expected to be a watershed for West Bengal with quite a bit of expectations that Communist rule for decades may finally end. If it really materializes, there is no doubt on who should be the Chief Minister. If Sourav Ganguly is the fighter who showed the way in cricket, comrade (;)) Mamata may well show the way in politics. The fighter never gives up and success in 2011 assembly elections will be a mere justification to her efforts for decades.
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